Highlights

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Team USA

• 5 Olympic Games including a Silver Medal in Beijing 2008
• 5 Pan American Game Gold Medals (1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 & 2015)
• 8 World Championships (world record)
• 4 Fina World Cup Tournaments
• 12 World League Super Finals

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Professional League

• 3 Champions League Final Four appearances (2 silvers, 1 bronze)
• 2x Croatian champion
• Montenegrin champion
• First ever Brazilian champions with Fulminense & SESI
• Italian league leading scorer 2006

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Water Polo Family Dynasty

• Dad Ricardo was a member of the Brazilian National Team and currently coaches the Chinese Women’s Olympic Water Polo Team
• Sister Cassandra was a star water polo player at Long Beach State University (recently inducted into the Hall of Fame). She also played professionally in Hungary and Italy for four years.

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Mentor / Activist / Role Model

• Voted PAC 12 Athlete of the Century for water polo
• Inducted into Stanford University Hall of Fame September 2016
• Named World’s 7th Best Athlete by Men’s Journal
• Spearheaded Athletes with Soul animal rights campaign featuring Olympians
• Founder & President of the first Water Polo Players’ Organization (WPO)
• Lead ambassador for the SESI Brazilian sports organization
• Voted for Jovem Brasileiro award by Brazilian youth (most popular athlete in Brazil)
• Active Animal Activist & Volunteer (in the US & Brazil)